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baldachin

/bal-duh-kin, bawl-/US // ˈbæl də kɪn, ˈbɔl- //UK // (ˈbɔːldəkɪn) //

巴尔达钦,巴尔达琴,秃子,秃顶的人

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also baudekin. Textiles. a silk brocade interwoven with gold or silver threads, used chiefly for ceremonial purposes.
    • : Architecture. a permanent ornamental canopy, as above a freestanding altar or throne.
    • : a portable canopy carried in religious processions.

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Examples

  • Under the baldachin hovered a gilded Cupid, spotted and faded, with his arrow aimed at the bed.

  • His peculiar use of a very stiff baldachin made people say that he was a master of Raphael.

  • I take the shrine to be a work of the thirteenth century, though the baldachin is no doubt of later date.

  • Then he took his stand in front of the theatrical chair under the faded baldachin, and sucked at his upper lip.

  • From the coffered ceiling hangs the metal baldachin, like a precious lantern's chain without a lamp.